Chapter 533 Encountering Feng Wuhen
Mu Yunxi strode over.
"What's wrong?" She frowned slightly.
"He said you can't pass the test." Lin Yuchen sneered and raised his chin towards the purple-robed man standing with his hands behind his back not far away.
Mu Yunxi raised her dark eyes slightly, and said in a cold tone: "Can't pass? Is this test difficult?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ye's already gloomy face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"Hmph, I wonder if you have relied on the cultivation resources provided by men to get to this point." Lin Ye's sarcastic voice penetrated the crowd, attracting the attention of the surrounding monks.
He deliberately emphasized the word "man" and glanced back and forth between Mu Yunxi and Lin Yuchen, his eyes full of disdain.
Gu Li suddenly covered her nose, her delicate face wrinkled: "Hey, why does it smell like a dead mouse?"
Lin Yuchen sniffed it cooperatively and nodded seriously: "Indeed, I'm afraid someone ate the rotten meat three months ago."
Lin Ye was furious, and the sword on his waist was unsheathed half an inch. The cold light of the sword made his face even more ferocious: "You are looking for death!"
Spiritual energy surged around him, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on the bluestone slabs beneath his feet.
Lin Yuchen not only did not dodge, but took a half step forward and deliberately opened his arms: "Come on, come on, hit me if you can!"
Just as Lin Ye swung out his sharp sword energy, a golden restriction fell from the sky, separating the two people.
The person in charge of the assessment, wearing a moon-white robe, appeared and waved the whisk in his sleeve. The murderous aura around Lin Ye instantly dissipated: "Don't make trouble. Those who violate the rules will be disqualified from the assessment!"
Lin Yuchen made a face at the dusty Lin Ye: "Go ahead and hit me! Don't be a coward if you have the guts!"
Lin Ye was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he could only hold the hilt of the sword tightly.
He glared at the three men fiercely: "Just wait for me!"
When he turned and left, the strong wind brought by his clothes blew the dead leaves on the ground into the air.
Gu Li turned to the person in charge of the assessment, his almond-shaped eyes curved into crescents: "Teacher, can we leave first?"
With so many people, the assessment will probably last until late at night.
The person in charge looked at the three of them and saw that although they were dressed simply, they exuded a calm demeanor. He nodded and said, "Gather here at 3:45 tomorrow morning."
The three of them saluted in unison: "Thank you, Master!"
As dusk deepened, the three found an old inn in the small town.
Mu Yunxi sighed: "I don't know where the others have gone."
Lin Yuchen comforted him: "Don't worry, the natal locks are still there, which means they are fine."
Gu Li sighed: "It's a pity that the distance is too far, and I can't use my natal lock to locate you. But..." Her eyes flashed with determination, "When our cultivation level is higher, we will definitely find you."
In the guest room of the inn, spiritual energy flowed around the three people like a tide.
The jade cushion where Mu Yunxi was sitting cross-legged glowed with a faint white light, the lightning lingering on Lin Yuchen's fingertips crackled, and the petals suspended around Gu Li's body trembled slightly with her breathing.
It was not until the sky in the east began to turn pale that the three of them slowly opened their eyes.
When they arrived at the examination venue again, most of the noisy crowd from yesterday had disappeared.
But there were a lot more people who originally passed by standing.
"Climb the beast!" With a clear shout, a huge flying beast swooped down from the clouds, its wingspan covering the sky and the sun.
The instructor of Tianzhao College held a jade token and guided everyone to get on the beast's back in an orderly manner.
The whistling gale swept past his ears, and the mountains beneath his feet gradually turned into blue-gray outlines. When the towering academy walls finally appeared in his sight, Gu Li suddenly grabbed Mu Yunxi's wrist.
The three natal locks vibrated in the body at the same time, like the heartbeat of a long-lost reunion.
"Ahen is here!" the three said in unison, with surprise glittering in their eyes.
Gu Li looked around and saw a sea of people at the entrance of the college. He couldn't hide the familiar feeling in his heart.
Feng Wuhen was standing at the edge of the crowd when suddenly, a warm throbbing spread through his blood.
He raised his head suddenly, his eyes penetrating the crowd of people - the silver bells in Mu Yunxi's hair swayed gently in the sun, Lin Yuchen leaned against the stone pillar playing with lightning, and Gu Li was waving at him desperately.
"Ali! Achen! Yunxi!" He ignored the surprised looks around him and pushed through the crowd and ran forward.
"Long time no see!" Gu Li reached out and poked Feng Wuhen's arm.
Feng Wuhen chuckled: "It's been a long time indeed."
Just over a month.
Gu Li frowned: "Ahen, you didn't meet anyone else along the way?"
Feng Wuhen shook his head: "No."
Lin Yuchen propped his chin with one hand: "It seems that we have been separated too thoroughly."
He suddenly grinned, revealing two fangs, "But with the abilities of those guys, they will definitely be fine."
Mu Yunxi tucked her fallen hair behind her ears, the jade bracelet on her wrist glowing with warmth: "It doesn't matter, as long as the natal lock is still there, no matter where we are, we will meet again."
Before he finished speaking, a thunderous rebuke suddenly rang out: "Silence!"
A wave of spiritual energy carrying coercion swept across the entire place, causing the bluestone slabs beneath everyone's feet to tremble slightly.
Everyone looked up at the same time, and saw nine elders in gilded robes coming down from the sky on auspicious clouds.
The white-haired old man in the lead waved his whisk lightly, and an ancient bronze door suddenly emerged from the clouds. The runes engraved on the door flashed with mysterious light.
"The content of this assessment is to enter the Mysterious Realm of All Things." The old man's voice was like a huge bell, causing pain in the eardrums of the monks present. "Only the hundred people who survive in the end can become official disciples of Tianzhao Academy."
The crowd immediately went wild with discussions. Amid the noise, a girl in red timidly raised her hand: "Elder, may I ask... does survival mean that we will actually die?"
After all, if thousands of people present really fought for their lives, the scene would be extremely tragic.
The white-haired elder stroked his beard and smiled, with an unfathomable light flashing in his eyes: "Of course not."
As soon as he finished speaking, the tense atmosphere in the room relaxed instantly.
"However, those who are eliminated will be directly teleported out of the secret realm and will lose the qualification to enter Tianzhao College."
As he spoke, the bronze door burst open, and a wind mixed with the fragrance of herbs and the smell of blood blew in.
The moment you step into the secret realm, a biting cold wind accompanied by rotten leaves blows towards you.
The dim light of the bronze teleportation array gradually dimmed, and Gu Li keenly sensed more than thirty thorny gazes - more than thirty monks surrounded him in a fan shape, the magic weapons on their waists glowed coldly, and their pupils were dancing with greed as if they were sizing up their prey.
The grey-robed burly man at the head deliberately shook his blood-stained mace, causing a teeth-grinding friction sound.
"Oh, I'm being treated as a soft persimmon." Gu Li tilted his head and chuckled.
Feng Wuhen's spiritual energy surged: "Fight!"
Mu Yunxi turned her wrist, and a dense spiritual power net was woven around the four people. Her eyes showed vigilance - it was clear that she was going to strangle them in the encirclement.
At the critical moment, Lin Yuchen suddenly grabbed Feng Wuhen by the back of his collar and said, "What the hell are you fighting for!"
Gu Li grabbed Mu Yunxi's wrist at the same time and ran after the two of them.
"Want to run? Not that easy!" The burly man in gray robe roared and swung out the chain, but it only caught the flying sand.